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                                 SENATE BILL 6236

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

 

By Senators Owen and von Reichbauer

 

Read first time 01/22/92.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.Increasing penalties for crimes against senior citizens.


     AN ACT Relating to crimes against senior citizens; amending RCW 9.94A.310; and prescribing penalties.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     Sec. 1.  RCW 9.94A.310 and 1991 c 32 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    

(1)                                   TABLE 1

                                  Sentencing Grid

SERIOUSNESS

SCORE                                OFFENDER SCORE                      9

       0     1      2      3      4 5     6       7        8      or more

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XV     Life Sentence without Parole/Death Penalty

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XIV    23y4m  24y4m  25y4m  26y4m  27y4m  28y4m  30y4m  32y10m 36y 40y

       240-   250-   261-   271-   281-   291-   312-   338-       370-   411-

       320 333 347 361 374 388 416 450    493 548

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XIII   12y 13y 14y 15y 16y 17y 19y 21y    25y 29y

       123-   134-   144-   154-   165-   175-   195-   216-      257- 298-

       164 178 192 205 219 233 260 288    342 397

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XII    9y    9y11m 10y9m  11y8m  12y6m  13y5m  15y9m  17y3m     20y3m   23y3m

       93- 102-   111-   120-   129-   138-   162-   178-      209-    240-

       123    136    147    160    171    184    216     236       277    318

_____________________________________________________________________XI 7y6m   8y4m 9y2m       9y11m  10y9m  11y7m  14y2m  15y5m    17y11m   20y5m

       78- 86- 95- 102-   111-   120-   146-   159-      185- 210-  102 114 125 136  147   158       194 211    245 280

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X      5y    5y6m 6y     6y6m    7y     7y6m   9y6m   10y6m    12y6m    14y6m

       51- 57- 62- 67- 72- 77- 98- 108-     129- 149-

       68     75     82     89     96     102 130 144   171     198

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IX     3y     3y6m   4y     4y6m   5y     5y6m   7y6m   8y6m       10y6m  12y6m

       31- 36- 41- 46- 51- 57- 77- 87-    108-   129-

       41     48     54     61     68     75     102 116    144 171

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VIII   2y     2y6m   3y     3y6m   4y     4y6m   6y6m   7y6m       8y6m   10y6m

       21- 26- 31- 36- 41- 46- 67- 77-    87- 108-

       27     34     41     48     54     61     89     102    116 144

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VII    18m 2y     2y6m   3y     3y6m   4y     5y6m   6y6m       7y6m   8y6m

       15- 21- 26- 31- 36- 41- 57- 67-    77- 87-

       20     27     34     41     48     54     75     89         102 116

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VI     13m 18m 2y     2y6m   3y     3y6m   4y6m   5y6m       6y6m   7y6m

       12+-   15- 21- 26- 31- 36- 46- 57-    67- 77-

       14     20     27     34     41     48     61     75         89     102

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V      9m     13m 15m 18m 2y2m   3y2m   4y     5y         6y     7y

       6-     12+-   13- 15- 22- 33- 41- 51-    62- 72-

       12     14     17     20     29     43     54     68         82     96

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IV     6m     9m     13m 15m 18m 2y2m   3y2m   4y2m       5y2m   6y2m

       3-     6-     12+-   13- 15- 22- 33- 43-    53- 63-

       9      12     14     17     20     29     43     57         70     84

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III    2m     5m     8m     11m 14m 20m 2y2m   3y2m       4y2m   5y

       1-     3-     4-     9-     12+-   17- 22- 33-    43- 51-

       3      8       12     12     16     22     29     43         57     68

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II            4m     6m     8m     13m 16m 20m 2y2m   3y2m   4y2m

       0-90   2-     3-     4-     12+-   14- 17- 22- 33- 43-

       Days   6      9      12     14     18     22     29     43     57

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I                     3m     4m     5m     8m     13m 16m 20m 2y2m

       0-60   0-90   2-     2-     3-     4-     12+-   14- 17- 22-

       Days   Days   5      6      8      12     14     18     22     29

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NOTE:  Numbers in the first horizontal row of each seriousness category represent sentencing midpoints in years(y) and months(m).  Numbers in the second and third rows represent presumptive sentencing ranges in months, or in days if so designated.  12+ equals one year and one day.

     (2) For persons convicted of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy under chapter 9A.28 RCW, the presumptive sentence is determined by locating the sentencing grid sentence range defined by the appropriate offender score and the seriousness level of the completed crime, and multiplying the range by 75 percent.

     (3) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon as defined in this chapter and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection.  If the offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection, the following times shall be added to the presumptive range determined under subsection (2) of this section:

(a) 24 months for Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040), Robbery 1 (RCW

             9A.56.200), or Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

(b) 18 months for Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

(c) 12 months for Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.020 or 9A.36.021), Escape

             1 (RCW 9A.76.110), Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030), Burglary

             2 of a building other than a dwelling (RCW 9A.52.030), Theft

             of Livestock 1 or 2 (RCW 9A.56.080), or any drug offense.

     (4) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice committed the offense while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is defined in this chapter and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection.  If the offender or an accomplice committed one of the crimes listed in this subsection while in a county jail or state correctional facility as that term is defined in this chapter, and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection, the following times shall be added to the presumptive sentence range determined under subsection (2) of this section:

     (a) Eighteen months for offenses committed under RCW

69.50.401(a)(1)(i) or 69.50.410;

     (b) Fifteen months for offenses committed under RCW

69.50.401(a)(1)(ii), (iii), and (iv);

     (c) Twelve months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(d).

     For the purposes of this subsection, all of the real property of a state correctional facility or county jail shall be deemed to be part of that facility or county jail.

     (5) The following additional times shall be added to the presumptive sentence if the offender or an accomplice committed the offense against a victim who was age sixty-five or older:

     (a) 24 months for a class A felony or any felony equivalent to a           class A felony;

     (b) 18 months for a class B felony or any felony equivalent to a

             class B felony;

     (c) 12 months for a class C felony or any felony equivalent to a

             class C felony.

     (6) An additional twenty-four months shall be added to the presumptive sentence for any ranked offense involving a violation of chapter 69.50 RCW if the offense was also a violation of RCW 69.50.435.